"Tears on My Pillow" is a doo-wop song written by Sylvester Bradford and Al Lewis in 1958. The composition was first recorded by Little Anthony and the Imperials on End Records and was that group's debut recording under that name. Their original recording of the song became a Billboard Top 10 Pop smash, peaking at #4, and was The Imperials' first million-seller. It was also a two-sided hit, with its flip side, "Two People in the World," also becoming a major hit. Although it remains one of the Imperials' signature songs, "Tears on My Pillow" has been extensively covered, including a No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart version by Kylie Minogue in January 1990.
The Imperials' Original version
Early copies of the single were credited simply to "The Imperials," a group which had previously been known as "The Duponts" and "The Chesters." Brooklyn, New YorkdeejayAlan Freed gave the group's lead singer, Anthony Gourdine, top billing while introducing the single over the air and the moniker of "Little Anthony and the Imperials" stuck.
"Tears on My Pillow" was a popular song for Johnny Nash.
Written by Ernie Smith and produced by Johnny Nash, "Tears on My Pillow" was the sole number-one single in the UK Singles Chart for Nash, spending a single week at the top of the charts in July 1975. New Zealand act The Parker Project,covered this song in 1991, reaching No. 1 on the New Zealand charts in June of that year.
Johnny Nash (NOT Cash) started his career in the 50’s with pop and R&B but went into reggae in the sixties. He had a hit song titled "I Can See Clearly Now" in 1972 which is widely recognized. The song was later on covered by Dutch singer Lee Towers who also had a big hit with it. Another well-known Nash son is Stir it up, which lyrics were written by bob Marley. Nash met the Jamaican singer during a trip in 1967. It was Marley’s first hit (as a writer) outside Jamaica. Nash's "Tears on My Pillow" spent a week at the top of the UK Singles Chart in July 1975, describing his heartbreak after his girl ran off with his best friend. Originally written as "I Can't Take It" in 1967, the song was retitled when Nash recorded it eight years later.
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Johnny Nash - Tears On My Pillow (lyrics)
Artist: Johnny Nash
Album: Tears on My Pillow
Released: 1976
published: 25 Mar 2021
Tears On My Pillow (I Can't Take It)
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Tears On My Pillow (I Can't Take It) · Johnny Nash
The Essential Johnny Nash
℗ 1975 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Released on: 2017-06-02
Composer, Lyricist: Ernie Smith
Producer: Ken Khouri
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published: 01 Jun 2017
Johnny Nash - Tears On My Pillow
Johnny Nash - Tears On My Pillow (1975)
published: 17 Apr 2020
Johnny Nash Tears On My Pillow.
I can't take it
I'm so lonely
Gee I need you so
I can't take it
Oh I wonder
Why you had to go
But Baby, Every night I wake up crying
Tears on my pillow
An pain in my heart
You on my mind
I remember all the good times
That we had before
Oh I remember an now my heart
My very soul cry's out for more
But baby, all your love for me is dying
Tears on my pillow
Pain in my heart
You on my mind
(spoken)
I'll always remeber that day
You promised to love me
[ From: http://www.elyrics.net ]
You said you'd love me to the very end
And I'll never forget
I'll never forget when you walked away from me
You walked out of my life to my very best friend
ooooohhhhhh
Oh baby, every night I wake up crying
Tears on my pillow
Pain in my heart
You on my mind
yeah
Tears on my pillow
Pain in my heart
You on my ...
published: 10 Feb 2013
Johnny Nash -Tears On My Pillow (live TV 1975)
Fabulous clip of the incomparable Johnny Nash in 1975 performing his then-current smash hit single Tears On My Pillow, a timeless classic that blended soul, reggae and pop music. A peerless artist, Johnny Nash did more than anyone to lay the groundwork for popularising reggae, first to cover and chart Bob Marley songs, and his sensual vocals initiated new Jamaican music terminology (lover's rock).
Johnny Nash (NOT Cash) started his career in the 50’s with pop and R&B but went into reggae in the sixties. He had a hit song titled "I Can See Clearly Now" in ...
Johnny Nash (NOT Cash) started his career in the 50’s with pop and R&B but went into reggae in the sixties. He had a hit song titled "I Can See Clearly Now" in 1972 which is widely recognized. The song was later on covered by Dutch singer Lee Towers who also had a big hit with it. Another well-known Nash son is Stir it up, which lyrics were written by bob Marley. Nash met the Jamaican singer during a trip in 1967. It was Marley’s first hit (as a writer) outside Jamaica. Nash's "Tears on My Pillow" spent a week at the top of the UK Singles Chart in July 1975, describing his heartbreak after his girl ran off with his best friend. Originally written as "I Can't Take It" in 1967, the song was retitled when Nash recorded it eight years later.
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The Netherlands
TopPop was the first regular dedicated pop music TV show in the Dutch language area. Dutch broadcaster AVRO aired the programme weekly, from 1970 to 1988. Presenter Ad Visser hosted the show for its first fifteen years.
World famous music artists performed on TopPop: ABBA, 10CC, Bee Gees, The Jacksons, David Bowie, Earth & Fire, Boney M, Smokie, KC & The Sunshine Band, Chick, Donna Summer, Rod Stewart, and many many more.
Johnny Nash (NOT Cash) started his career in the 50’s with pop and R&B but went into reggae in the sixties. He had a hit song titled "I Can See Clearly Now" in 1972 which is widely recognized. The song was later on covered by Dutch singer Lee Towers who also had a big hit with it. Another well-known Nash son is Stir it up, which lyrics were written by bob Marley. Nash met the Jamaican singer during a trip in 1967. It was Marley’s first hit (as a writer) outside Jamaica. Nash's "Tears on My Pillow" spent a week at the top of the UK Singles Chart in July 1975, describing his heartbreak after his girl ran off with his best friend. Originally written as "I Can't Take It" in 1967, the song was retitled when Nash recorded it eight years later.
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The performance of the artist(s) in the clip was filmed and recorded with the written consent of the artist(s) and their representatives.
AVROTROS is a Dutch radio and television broadcaster, founded in 2014 from a merger of AVRO and TROS. From January 1st, 2014 the name of the merged broadcaster was used in joint programmes. AVRO was founded in 1923 as the Netherlands first public broadcaster. TROS started broadcasting in 1964. Toppop was a weekly AVRO pop program that was aired between 1970 and 1988.
AVROTROS Broadcasting
PO Box 2
1200 JA Hilversum
The Netherlands
TopPop was the first regular dedicated pop music TV show in the Dutch language area. Dutch broadcaster AVRO aired the programme weekly, from 1970 to 1988. Presenter Ad Visser hosted the show for its first fifteen years.
World famous music artists performed on TopPop: ABBA, 10CC, Bee Gees, The Jacksons, David Bowie, Earth & Fire, Boney M, Smokie, KC & The Sunshine Band, Chick, Donna Summer, Rod Stewart, and many many more.
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Tears On My Pillow (I Can't Take It) · Johnny Nash
The Essential Johnny Nash
℗ 1975 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
...
Provided to YouTube by Sony Music UK
Tears On My Pillow (I Can't Take It) · Johnny Nash
The Essential Johnny Nash
℗ 1975 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Released on: 2017-06-02
Composer, Lyricist: Ernie Smith
Producer: Ken Khouri
Auto-generated by YouTube.
Provided to YouTube by Sony Music UK
Tears On My Pillow (I Can't Take It) · Johnny Nash
The Essential Johnny Nash
℗ 1975 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Released on: 2017-06-02
Composer, Lyricist: Ernie Smith
Producer: Ken Khouri
Auto-generated by YouTube.
I can't take it
I'm so lonely
Gee I need you so
I can't take it
Oh I wonder
Why you had to go
But Baby, Every night I wake up crying
Tears on my pillow
An pai...
I can't take it
I'm so lonely
Gee I need you so
I can't take it
Oh I wonder
Why you had to go
But Baby, Every night I wake up crying
Tears on my pillow
An pain in my heart
You on my mind
I remember all the good times
That we had before
Oh I remember an now my heart
My very soul cry's out for more
But baby, all your love for me is dying
Tears on my pillow
Pain in my heart
You on my mind
(spoken)
I'll always remeber that day
You promised to love me
[ From: http://www.elyrics.net ]
You said you'd love me to the very end
And I'll never forget
I'll never forget when you walked away from me
You walked out of my life to my very best friend
ooooohhhhhh
Oh baby, every night I wake up crying
Tears on my pillow
Pain in my heart
You on my mind
yeah
Tears on my pillow
Pain in my heart
You on my mind
I got tears on my pillow
Pain in my heart
You on my mind
(fade)
I got tears on my pillow
Pain in my heart
An you on my mind
I can't take it
I'm so lonely
Gee I need you so
I can't take it
Oh I wonder
Why you had to go
But Baby, Every night I wake up crying
Tears on my pillow
An pain in my heart
You on my mind
I remember all the good times
That we had before
Oh I remember an now my heart
My very soul cry's out for more
But baby, all your love for me is dying
Tears on my pillow
Pain in my heart
You on my mind
(spoken)
I'll always remeber that day
You promised to love me
[ From: http://www.elyrics.net ]
You said you'd love me to the very end
And I'll never forget
I'll never forget when you walked away from me
You walked out of my life to my very best friend
ooooohhhhhh
Oh baby, every night I wake up crying
Tears on my pillow
Pain in my heart
You on my mind
yeah
Tears on my pillow
Pain in my heart
You on my mind
I got tears on my pillow
Pain in my heart
You on my mind
(fade)
I got tears on my pillow
Pain in my heart
An you on my mind
Fabulous clip of the incomparable Johnny Nash in 1975 performing his then-current smash hit single Tears On My Pillow, a timeless classic that blended soul, reg...
Fabulous clip of the incomparable Johnny Nash in 1975 performing his then-current smash hit single Tears On My Pillow, a timeless classic that blended soul, reggae and pop music. A peerless artist, Johnny Nash did more than anyone to lay the groundwork for popularising reggae, first to cover and chart Bob Marley songs, and his sensual vocals initiated new Jamaican music terminology (lover's rock).
Fabulous clip of the incomparable Johnny Nash in 1975 performing his then-current smash hit single Tears On My Pillow, a timeless classic that blended soul, reggae and pop music. A peerless artist, Johnny Nash did more than anyone to lay the groundwork for popularising reggae, first to cover and chart Bob Marley songs, and his sensual vocals initiated new Jamaican music terminology (lover's rock).
Johnny Nash (NOT Cash) started his career in the 50’s with pop and R&B but went into reggae in the sixties. He had a hit song titled "I Can See Clearly Now" in 1972 which is widely recognized. The song was later on covered by Dutch singer Lee Towers who also had a big hit with it. Another well-known Nash son is Stir it up, which lyrics were written by bob Marley. Nash met the Jamaican singer during a trip in 1967. It was Marley’s first hit (as a writer) outside Jamaica. Nash's "Tears on My Pillow" spent a week at the top of the UK Singles Chart in July 1975, describing his heartbreak after his girl ran off with his best friend. Originally written as "I Can't Take It" in 1967, the song was retitled when Nash recorded it eight years later.
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This is to let you know that the video recording of the video clip was originally recorded by AVROTROS Broadcasting. AVROTROS Broadcasting hereby warrants and represents that it is the sole and exclusive owner of the physical film and/or videotape footage in this video clip.
The performance of the artist(s) in the clip was filmed and recorded with the written consent of the artist(s) and their representatives.
AVROTROS is a Dutch radio and television broadcaster, founded in 2014 from a merger of AVRO and TROS. From January 1st, 2014 the name of the merged broadcaster was used in joint programmes. AVRO was founded in 1923 as the Netherlands first public broadcaster. TROS started broadcasting in 1964. Toppop was a weekly AVRO pop program that was aired between 1970 and 1988.
AVROTROS Broadcasting
PO Box 2
1200 JA Hilversum
The Netherlands
TopPop was the first regular dedicated pop music TV show in the Dutch language area. Dutch broadcaster AVRO aired the programme weekly, from 1970 to 1988. Presenter Ad Visser hosted the show for its first fifteen years.
World famous music artists performed on TopPop: ABBA, 10CC, Bee Gees, The Jacksons, David Bowie, Earth & Fire, Boney M, Smokie, KC & The Sunshine Band, Chick, Donna Summer, Rod Stewart, and many many more.
Provided to YouTube by Sony Music UK
Tears On My Pillow (I Can't Take It) · Johnny Nash
The Essential Johnny Nash
℗ 1975 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Released on: 2017-06-02
Composer, Lyricist: Ernie Smith
Producer: Ken Khouri
Auto-generated by YouTube.
I can't take it
I'm so lonely
Gee I need you so
I can't take it
Oh I wonder
Why you had to go
But Baby, Every night I wake up crying
Tears on my pillow
An pain in my heart
You on my mind
I remember all the good times
That we had before
Oh I remember an now my heart
My very soul cry's out for more
But baby, all your love for me is dying
Tears on my pillow
Pain in my heart
You on my mind
(spoken)
I'll always remeber that day
You promised to love me
[ From: http://www.elyrics.net ]
You said you'd love me to the very end
And I'll never forget
I'll never forget when you walked away from me
You walked out of my life to my very best friend
ooooohhhhhh
Oh baby, every night I wake up crying
Tears on my pillow
Pain in my heart
You on my mind
yeah
Tears on my pillow
Pain in my heart
You on my mind
I got tears on my pillow
Pain in my heart
You on my mind
(fade)
I got tears on my pillow
Pain in my heart
An you on my mind
Fabulous clip of the incomparable Johnny Nash in 1975 performing his then-current smash hit single Tears On My Pillow, a timeless classic that blended soul, reggae and pop music. A peerless artist, Johnny Nash did more than anyone to lay the groundwork for popularising reggae, first to cover and chart Bob Marley songs, and his sensual vocals initiated new Jamaican music terminology (lover's rock).
"Tears on My Pillow" is a doo-wop song written by Sylvester Bradford and Al Lewis in 1958. The composition was first recorded by Little Anthony and the Imperials on End Records and was that group's debut recording under that name. Their original recording of the song became a Billboard Top 10 Pop smash, peaking at #4, and was The Imperials' first million-seller. It was also a two-sided hit, with its flip side, "Two People in the World," also becoming a major hit. Although it remains one of the Imperials' signature songs, "Tears on My Pillow" has been extensively covered, including a No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart version by Kylie Minogue in January 1990.
The Imperials' Original version
Early copies of the single were credited simply to "The Imperials," a group which had previously been known as "The Duponts" and "The Chesters." Brooklyn, New YorkdeejayAlan Freed gave the group's lead singer, Anthony Gourdine, top billing while introducing the single over the air and the moniker of "Little Anthony and the Imperials" stuck.
I can't take it I'm so lonely Gee I need you so I can't take it Oh I wonder Why you had to go But Baby, Every night I wake up crying Tears on my pillow An pain in my heart You on my mind I remember all the good times That we had before Oh I remember an now my heart My very soul cry's out for more But baby, all your love for me is dying Tears on my pillow Pain in my heart You on my mind (spoken) I'll always remeber that day You promised to love me You said you'd love me to the very end And I'll never forget I'll never forget when you walked away from me You walked out of my life to my very best friend ooooohhhhhh Oh baby, every night I wake up crying Tears on my pillow Pain in my heart You on my mind yeah Tears on my pillow Pain in my heart You on my mind I got tears on my pillow Pain in my heart You on my mind (fade) I got tears on my pillow Pain in my heart